Ξύλο κλάσης. ΙΙ [15-25] χρόνια αντοχής.

Προέλευση, κυρίως απο την τροπική Αφρική.
Brazil, Thailand Cambodja, προέρχεται από τά τροπικά δάση
Στην Αφρική Tongo, Nigeria, Tanzania, όμως καλλιεργείτε και έτσι υπάρχη σωστή διαχείριση .
Το χρώμα του ειναι από χρυσο κίτρινο, έως και καφέ κίτρινο με δερματοειδή υφή.
Πολύ ανθεκτικό για εξωτερική χρήση.
Πολύ καλό και ευκολο στην επεξεργασία του αλλά στομώνει τά εργαλεία.
Σχετικά καλή επεξεργασία επιφανείας.

Τεχνική περιγραφή.

Το εγκάρδιο έχει ομοιόμορφο σκοτεινό χρυσό- καφέ χρώμαχωρίς σημάδια, αλλά τις περισσότερες φορές το εγκάρδιο αυτού του είδους είναισκοτεινό χρυσο-κίτρινο, το οποίο μετατρέπεται σε καφετί με σκοτεινότερα, καφέσοκολατί σημάδια μετά από έκθεση στον ήλιο. Έχει μετρίως υψηλή Πυκνότητα . Αναφέρεται να είναι μέτρια ως αρκετάσκληρό. Το είδος Teak έχει εξαιρετική υψηλή διαστασιακήσταθερότητα και διατηρεί τη μορφή του μετά την κατασκευή. Η φυσική του αντοχή στιςπροσβολές από μύκητες και τερμίτες είναι εξαιρετικά υψηλή στο εγκάρδιο, ενώ τοTeak oil που περιέχει λειτουργεί ως φυσική απωθητική ουσία για τα ξυλοφάγα έντομα.Είναι από τα καλύτερα είδη που υπάρχουν. Είναι δύσκολο στη μηχανική κατεργασία,ενώ επεξεργάζεται καλά με εργαλεία χειρός. Συστήνεται όμως η χρήση κοπτικώνμέσων με δόντια από κράματα βολφραμίου. Η κοπή του γίνεται δύσκολα και αμβλύνειπάρα πολύ τα κοπτικά μέσα. Καρφώνεται και βιδώνεται σχετικά εύκολα (μεπροτρύπημα), όμως δεν συγκρατεί το ίδιο καλά τις βίδες και τα καρφιά. Επίσηςανταποκρίνεται καλά στη χάραξη, στο πλάνισμα και το τόρνεμα αμβλύνοντας όμως γρήγορα τα κοπτικά μέσα. Η διαδικασίατου κολλήματος, του βαψίματος και του φινιρίσματος γίνεται χωρίς ιδιαίτεραπροβλήματα. Το Teak έχει υψηλή αντοχή σε θλίψη, μέτρια αντοχή σεκάμψη και μέτρια αντοχή σε κρούση και σχίση. Έχει υψηλή ανθεκτικότητα στη φωτιάκαι τα οξέα. Περιέχει υψηλό ποσοστό πυριτικών ενώσεων. Δεν λεκιάζει εύκολα, δημιουργείται όμως συχνά πρόβλημα εξαιτίας του ελαίου πουεκκρίνει και γι’ αυτό συστήνεται η απομάκρυνσή του με διαλύτη. Έχειχαρακτηριστική οσμή όταν είναι φρεσκοκομμένο. Σήμερα το Teak έχει στη χώρα μαςεκτεταμένη χρήση στην κατασκευή εξωτερικών πατωμάτων, ειδικά σε χώρους υψηλής αισθητικής, καθώς και στην κατασκευήσκαφών (boat decks) και πλοίων. Επίσης χρησιμοποιείται ως διακοσμητικόςκαπλαμάς, όπως επίσης και σε ξυλεπενδύσεις, γραφεία υψηλής αξίαςκαι πάγκους εργαστηρίων.

Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be a golden or medium brown, with color darkening with age.

Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, though it can occasionally be wavy or interlocked. Coarse, uneven texture and moderate to low natural luster. Raw, unfinished wood surfaces have a slightly oily or greasy feel due to natural oils.

Endgrain: Ring-porous or semi-ring-porous; large to very large solitary earlywood pores, medium to large latewood pores, few; solitary and in radial multiples of 2-3; tyloses and other heartwood deposits (light-colored) common; medium rays visible without lens, spacing normal; parenchyma vasicentric, and banded (marginal), with bands sometimes wide enough to enclose entire earlywood pores.

Rot Resistance:Teak has been considered by many to be the gold standard for decay resistance, and its heartwood is rated as very durable. Teak is also resistant to termites, though it is only moderately resistant to marine borers and powder post beetles.

Workability: Easy to work in nearly all regards, with the only caveat being that Teak contains a high level of silica (up to 1.4%) which has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. Despite its natural oils, Teak usually glues and finishes well, though in some instances it may be necessary to wipe the surface of the wood with a solvent prior to gluing/finishing to reduce the natural oils on the surface of the wood.

Odor:Teak can have a leather-like scent when freshly milled.

Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Teak has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye, skin, and respiratory irritation, as well as other health effects, such as pink eye, rash, nausea, asthma-like symptoms, and vision effects. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.

Pricing/Availability: Despite its widespread cultivation on plantations worldwide, Teak is very expensive. It is perhaps one of the most expensive lumbers on the market, at least for large-sized, non-figured wood. Other woods are more expensive, but are typically only available in small pieces, (i.e., Gaboon Ebony or Snakewood), or they are valued solely for the figure of their grain (i.e., burl woods, Pommele Sapele, or Waterfall Bubinga).

Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Common Uses: Ship and boatbuilding, veneer, furniture, exterior construction, carving, turnings, and other small wood objects.

Comments: Sometimes called Burmese Teak, this name is used to differentiate natural-grown trees (typically from Myanmar, aka Burma) from Teak grown on plantations. Used extensively in India and within its natural range for centuries, Teak has grown into a worldwide favorite. With its superb stability, good strength properties, easy workability—and most of all, its outstanding resistance to decay and rot—it’s no wonder that Teak ranks among the most desired lumbers in the world.

Much like the many names and knockoffs of Mahogany, the moniker “Teak” has been affixed and assigned to a number of different woods seeking acclaim. The usual procedure is to take a wood bearing any degree of resemblance to Teak and insert a geographical location in front of the name. For instance, Cumaru is sometimes referred to as Brazilian Teak, while Rhodesian Teak bears little botanical relation to real Teak—Tectona grandis. The name Burmese Teak, however, doesrefer to genuine Teak.

Color/Appearance: Heartwood tends to be a golden or medium brown, with color darkening with age.

Grain/Texture: Grain is straight, though it can occasionally be wavy or interlocked. Coarse, uneven texture and moderate to low natural luster. Raw, unfinished wood surfaces have a slightly oily or greasy feel due to natural oils.

Endgrain: Ring-porous or semi-ring-porous; large to very large solitary earlywood pores, medium to large latewood pores, few; solitary and in radial multiples of 2-3; tyloses and other heartwood deposits (light-colored) common; medium rays visible without lens, spacing normal; parenchyma vasicentric, and banded (marginal), with bands sometimes wide enough to enclose entire earlywood pores.

Rot Resistance:Teak has been considered by many to be the gold standard for decay resistance, and its heartwood is rated as very durable. Teak is also resistant to termites, though it is only moderately resistant to marine borers and powder post beetles.

Workability: Easy to work in nearly all regards, with the only caveat being that Teak contains a high level of silica (up to 1.4%) which has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. Despite its natural oils, Teak usually glues and finishes well, though in some instances it may be necessary to wipe the surface of the wood with a solvent prior to gluing/finishing to reduce the natural oils on the surface of the wood.

Odor:Teak can have a leather-like scent when freshly milled.

Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Teak has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye, skin, and respiratory irritation, as well as other health effects, such as pink eye, rash, nausea, asthma-like symptoms, and vision effects. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.

Pricing/Availability: Despite its widespread cultivation on plantations worldwide, Teak is very expensive. It is perhaps one of the most expensive lumbers on the market, at least for large-sized, non-figured wood. Other woods are more expensive, but are typically only available in small pieces, (i.e., Gaboon Ebony or Snakewood), or they are valued solely for the figure of their grain (i.e., burl woods, Pommele Sapele, or Waterfall Bubinga).

Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Common Uses: Ship and boatbuilding, veneer, furniture, exterior construction, carving, turnings, and other small wood objects.

Comments: Sometimes called Burmese Teak, this name is used to differentiate natural-grown trees (typically from Myanmar, aka Burma) from Teak grown on plantations. Used extensively in India and within its natural range for centuries, Teak has grown into a worldwide favorite. With its superb stability, good strength properties, easy workability—and most of all, its outstanding resistance to decay and rot—it’s no wonder that Teak ranks among the most desired lumbers in the world.

Much like the many names and knockoffs of Mahogany, the moniker “Teak” has been affixed and assigned to a number of different woods seeking acclaim. The usual procedure is to take a wood bearing any degree of resemblance to Teak and insert a geographical location in front of the name. For instance, Cumaru is sometimes referred to as Brazilian Teak, while Rhodesian Teak bears little botanical relation to real Teak—Tectona grandis. The name Burmese Teak, however, doesrefer to genuine Teak.

• Ξύλα με μεγάλη τάση.

• Τά ξύλα παραδίδονται στις διαστάσεις που ζητάει ο πελάτης μας.

• Τά ξύλα παραδίδονται με τον τρόπο επεξεργασίας που ζητάει ο πελάτης μας.

• Βέλτιστο φάρδος 100-120 χιλιοστά.

• Για την αποφυγή σκεβρώσεων, το βίδωμα του κάθε σανιδιού, ή το βίδωμα τών κλίπς τοποθέτησης, πρέπει να γίνεται ανά 50 εκατοστά ΜΑΧ.

• Εάν βιδωθεί απευθείας το ξύλο στο υπόστρωμα, πρέπει να τοποθετηθούν δύο βίδες ανά φάρδος σανιδιού.

• Τήν ευθύνη της σωστής τοποθέτησης φέρει ο πελάτης.

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